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Hezekiah, King of Judah

Type Figure Region Levant Time c. -740–-686 Also known as 希西家、חִזְקִיָּהוּ、Hezekiah ben Ahaz

Hezekiah was the thirteenth king of Judah, reigning c. 715–686 BCE; he carried out religious reforms, resisted Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem, and …

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  1. c. -715–-705Jerusalem · JudahAfter acceding, he abolished high-place altars and idol worship, repaired the temple, and restored major worship such as the Passover, carrying out a religious reform centered on the exclusive worship of Yahweh.
  2. c. -705–-690Jerusalem · JudahHe took part in an anti-Assyrian alliance and was later besieged in Jerusalem by Sennacherib's great army; according to the Bible, with the support of the prophet Isaiah the city held out and the Assyrian army eventually withdrew, though archaeologists still debate the date and details of this event.
  3. c. -690–-686Jerusalem · JudahIn his late period he recovered from a serious illness and once displayed the royal treasury to please Babylonian envoys; after his death he was succeeded by his son Manasseh, who reversed his father's religious reforms.

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